A fairy-tale opera in three acts
Libretto, after Pushkin by VLADIMIR IVANOVicH BYELSKY Music by Rimsky-Korsakov (sung in Russian)
Cast in order of singing:
Councillors, soldiers, attendants
CHORUS AND OPERA ORCHESTRA OF MOSCOW RADIO
Conducted by ALEXEI KOVALEV and YEVGEN YAKULOV
The action takes place in the legendary realm of King Dodon
Act 1: The council hall In King Dodon's palace
Recording made available by courtesy of Soviet Radio